It was genocide against Armenians in Ottoman Empire, not just deportation: Ove Bring

YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 23, ARMENPRESS. On February 19, the Radio Sweden broadcasted an interview with Professor EmeritusOve Bring. Professor Bring is one of Sweden’sleading experts in international law, who authored a number of monographs and publications on genocide.

As reports “Arenpress”, Professor Bring introduced the situation in the Ottoman Turkey during the years of the Armenian Genocide. He noted that the Ottoman Government faced the issue of assimilating the Armenians and other Christian minorities living on the territory of the Empire, and did it through the annihilation, availing itself of the opportunity provided by the World War First.

The Professor introduced the process of the genocide, highlighting its phased character, due to which first the Armenian intellectuals were arrested and killed, after which the other part of the population (mostly women, children and elders) was deported and killed.

Among other things, Ove Bring underscored that what happened in the Ottoman Empire with the Armenians was genocide, not just deportation, as deportation implies re-settlement of groups of people, provision of necessary conditions and dwelling beforehand, but contrary to this, it was ordered to kill as many Armenians as possible on the way of deportation.